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Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?

Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?

2026-07-08technology
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Taylor and Morgan dive into the AI bubble debate, examining Ed Zitron's warnings, historical parallels, and the economic stakes of a potential market correction.

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  • News Summary: Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?

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Taylor and Morgan dive into the AI bubble debate, examining Ed Zitron's warnings, historical parallels, and the economic stakes of a potential market correction.

An “A.I. hater” makes the case. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at [email protected] for help. Episode Notes We’ve been told that artificial intelligence can write, code, generate images—it can do everything…except feasibly turn a profit. But investing in A.

I. has nevertheless become a pillar of the U.S. economy. Where is this leading us? Guest: Ed Zitron, author of the newsletter Where’s Your Ed At and host of the podcast Better Offline. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts.

Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort. Bonus Episode The Discourse | Did Google…Win? A judge says that Chrome can stay home.

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An “A.I. hater” makes the case. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at [email protected] for help. Episode Notes We’ve been told that artificial intelligence can write, code, generate images—it can do everything…except feasibly turn a profit. But investing in A.

I. has nevertheless become a pillar of the U.S. economy. Where is this leading us? Guest: Ed Zitron, author of the newsletter Where’s Your Ed At and host of the podcast Better Offline. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts.

Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort. Bonus Episode The Discourse | Did Google…Win? A judge says that Chrome can stay home.

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